[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   VOTERS OPPOSE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, the American people continue to 
oppose amnesty, and they are putting their Member of Congress on 
notice.
  A Washington Post-ABC national survey released last week shows that 
39 percent of registered voters are less likely, and only 27 percent 
more likely, to vote for a congressional candidate who supports a path 
to citizenship for those in the country illegally.
  There is even less support for amnesty among self-described 
Independents. Forty-one percent are less likely, and only 28 percent 
more likely, to back a candidate for Congress who favors a pathway to 
citizenship for illegal immigrants.
  Considering the media bias in favor of amnesty, these are astounding 
figures. According to the poll, a supermajority of Republicans, 60 
percent, claim that they are less likely to support a candidate who 
favors amnesty. This stands in stark contrast to the meager 14 percent 
of GOP voters who want their candidate to confer citizenship on those 
here illegally.
  We should listen to the voters, not amnesty proponents.

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